Two-fer Tuesday
I sent this video out to a few people already (I have a copy on my hard drive), so they’ll not be surprised to see it here. What may surprise most, though, is that Tommy Shaw is one of my favorite musicians ever. Doesn’t hurt that my nickname in high school was “Tommy”. I can hear you asking why already. How’s this? We both had the same hairstyle back then. (My friend Maria was called “Freddie” because she looked like Freddie Mercury, so I think I got the better end of that deal, don’t you?)
Anyhow, forget hair and all that crap. The music was and is good. They still rock. And that’s that.
And I know many of you are surprised that I’d go with Styx on my birthday, but hey, I’m in a mood. I could actually post 22 videos from them and still have more in the wings. C’mon, who doesn’t like this band? Or rather, who doesn’t have some sort of Styx memory?
Check out that growl at the end!
And because it IS my birthday, here’s a bonus vid.
I’m such a sucker for that acoustic guitar amongst all the technology. Great combo!
They’re all good, but I LOVE that first song… just… wonderful.
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Comment by Pam — 2010/05/18 @ 11:52
Styx was the first band where I made it a point to collect all their albums. I remember once having “Paradise Theater” on 8-track. Yikes.
Comment by diamond dave — 2010/05/18 @ 14:43
Welcome, sister and brother, to the Temple of Da Goddess, where music is appreciated and admitting to owning 8-track tapes is cool.
Comment by DaGoddess — 2010/05/18 @ 15:24
I am old enough to have listened to the original “Can’t Find My Way Home” (yeah, I’m dating myself there). Tommy did a fantstic job and stayed true to the original. No small task, that one.
BTW…I went to that ’96 tour show. It was great. But then, I’ve been to every tour since the beginning, and they’ve ALL been great. Even the latest incarnation.
Thanks for a walk down memory lane.
Comment by Wichi Dude — 2010/05/19 @ 19:15